I\'ve seen shooting stars but this one was just brilliant,so long,so big and bursts so bright of white like a fireworks show but w/out colors . So excited it was the prettiest show I\'ve ever seen!
Location
Address
Modesto, CA
Latitude
37° 39' 9.67'' N (37.652687°)
Longitude
121° 4' 36.2'' W (-121.076723°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-10-17 19:44 CDT
UT Date & Time
2012-10-18 02:44 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-1°
First azimuth
-1°
First elevation
75°
Last azimuth
-1°
Last elevation
60°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
Bright White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
I had been screaming to my son and daughter to look so we didn\'t hear anything
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
4s
Length
-1°
Remarks
It was a long explosive burst of showers of the brightest lights all popping from the end of what looked like a huge shooting star and ember like pieces all falling down to the earth after they burst,so bright so big and amazing!
